Far-right outsider advances in Colombia’s heated presidential election

Leftist Iván Cepeda, presidential candidate from the Pacto Historico party, speaks at an election-night gathering after the first round of Colombia’s presidential election in Bogotá, Colombia, on Sunday, May 31, 2026. (Nathalia Angarita/The New York Times) By ANNIE CORREAL, GENEVIEVE GLATSKY and LUIS FERRÉ-SADURNÍ Colombia’s heated presidential election headed to a runoff Sunday, preliminary official results showed, as a far-right candidate advanced in what could herald another gain for the...

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